Recent content by ProudDad2022

As a parent of a newly minted ensign who started in Foundation, I can definitely tell you there is a maturity that happens from that first year away from home. I'm glad he got that at Foundation instead of trying to learn it as a plebe. On I-day, I could definitely see the difference in...

I could only imagine what his life would have been like had he survived.

I was a teenager when Top Gun came out and when I went to the theater to watch it, I sat in front a group of military pilots. They spent the entire movie saying things like "Fake....That's so fake" etc.

Well.....Since we did not have passports just yet and we were worried about the timing of the Italy trip, we are actually heading to Hawaii on Dec 17th and we will start planning an Italy trip for next year. So....Both. She always gets her way.

My wife and I are planning an Italy trip for our 30th anniversary next September. We no zero Italian (unless you count food words) and would like to learn some/most before our trip. Our plan is to give it about 30 minutes a day and, at some point, find some Italian tv shows on youtube to...

As a fellow "West Coaster", I can tell you that we did not attend very many things at the Academy. We went to exactly: 1. I-Day 2. PPW 3. 2/C Weekend 4. Commissioning Week. (I had planned on Herndon but that got covid-ed) And, his trips home consisted of winter breaks and 1 spring break...

By the time you read this, you will already have your phone back and will be able to communicate with the outside world again. That's both good and bad. Please don't fall into the trap of thinking social media pictures/post reflect real life. I'm not even discussing the girlfriend thing but...

One of the things I loved at commissioning was hearing the newly minted Ensigns/2nd Lts shout "I DO" and compare that to when they "shouted" it at I-Day. A huge difference.

My mid will be heading to New Orleans in a week to be stashed for a week or so and then will be heading back to California for schooling. I'm asking him travel questions and he is working with his sponsor in NOLA. As of now, I'm hearing him say that he is being told to put his hotels/meals on...

I was hoping to get a house close enough to walk to the stadium. My wife made it absolutely clear that she was NOT going to sweat her butt off and walk to the stadium in nice clothes and shoes. So, I will be driving to the stadium.

My dad (AOC) used to call the Marines on board ship "Floating turds". I'm sure it was meant as a loving nickname :cool:

To family and friends, my mid likes to say "Thanks for paying for my underwear." To everyone else, it's "Thank you for the support". In his head, I think both phrases mean the same thing ;)

When my Ensign-28 days son was a 2C, he was very close to failing a couple of classes and attending an Academic Review Board. Luckily, he D'd his way through and avoided it. However, I reached out to our resident expert @Capt MJ and she was dead on with her advice (of course). She gave me...

100% agree. My firstie received his offer on Jan 19.

My firstie was a foundation kid (also went to Kiski). During I-day weekend, they had a luncheon for foundationers and their parents/family and at our table, we had 5 other foundationers and I asked them "How did you like foundation?" They all said "It was nice", "It was good", etc. Then I...